Aug 27, 2019
This past Sunday, instead of teaching my weekly Qigong class, I had the opportunity to volunteer my time sharing Qigong with eight wonderful ladies. They were attending a retreat in Park City, Utah with the Image Reborn Foundation. The Foundation provides no-cost...
May 20, 2019
I began Chi Moments back in May of 2014. My life has changed so much since that first writing five years ago. I must admit even though I have been through a lot personally, and without going into detail … let’s just say … life has been very yin-yang. I have learned so...
Apr 28, 2019
At the end of March, I taught my annual spring Qigong Workshop and the theme was planting seeds. I gave each participant some Utah wildflower seeds, encouraging the students to bloom inside and out(side). Lately, the thought of “bloom where I am planted,” keeps coming...
Apr 4, 2019
I often get asked, “Why do you choose to use the number three when teaching exercises and repeating movements 3, 6, 9 times?” Below I have listed a few personal reasons and also about The Three Treasures. Personal Reasons The number three symbolizes the trinity....
Mar 7, 2019
I have been pondering this concept of alignment the past few months. Sharing it with students in class, reminding them to find their center alignment first within their body before they move into the next posture. When we find our alignment physically it makes it...
Feb 14, 2019
It’s Valentines Day, and it seems to be another commercial holiday … have you noticed how much the same flowers you bought a week ago are now twice as much? Here’s a concept, give to yourself first. Instead of trying to please everyone else, give to yourself first....
Jan 5, 2019
It’s the beginning of a new year and a reflective time for many of us. It is also a time where we begin to feel that we are not enough the way we are … we see internet ads, read blogs all about self-improvement, goals, resolutions, forming new habits, all of...
Oct 19, 2018
Infinite Onions of Life AWE … the infinite onions of life … letting go and relaxing. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in a 3-day silent retreat, our compassionate hosts were Vicki Overfelt, founder of Mindfulness Utah and Scott Moore....
Aug 23, 2018
Lately, I have been contemplating the ABC’s of Tai Chi and connecting them as the ABC’s of everyday life. Which make sense, right? I believe and have been taught that one lives Tai Chi, the same as when you hear yogis say, “take your practice off the mat.” It’s the...
Jul 13, 2018
As most of you know, at the end of each year, I choose a book with different thoughts for the upcoming 365-days. Giving me different things to ponder on my meditation cushion every day. In 2018, I chose to reread The Tao of Joy Every Day, by Derek Lin. Below is an... 